DH:
Rory Kevin Hyland
Straight light golden brown hair and light brown eyes
Engineer
DW:
Lilya Vasiliyevna Morozova Hyland
Straight caramel hair, hazel eyes
Accountant
Location: Boston, MA, USA
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Year 1
Rory and
Lilya welcome a baby girl!
Marina Bridget has straight caramel hair and hazel eyes.
Rory [25] and
Lilya [24]:
Marina [nb]
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Year 2
There is another bombing on the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Rory and
Lilya are grateful that they and
Marina were nowhere near the attack and donate generously to various relief funds.
Rory [26] and
Lilya [25]:
Marina [1]
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Year 3
The Hylands welcome a baby boy!
Isaac Teague has straight light golden brown hair and dark brown eyes.
Rory [27] and
Lilya [26]:
Marina [2],
Isaac [nb]
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Year 4
The Hylands host
Daria Valerievna Popova, an exchange student from Russia.
Dasha was very grateful to be placed in a family with a Russian-speaking member for any necessary translations.
Rory [28] and
Lilya [27]:
Marina [3],
Isaac [1]
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Year 5
The Hylands welcome another baby girl!
Julia Honora has straight caramel hair and light brown eyes. The family also hosts another exchange student, this time,
Aislinn Riley from
Ireland.
Rory [29] and
Lilya [28]:
Marina [4],
Isaac [2],
Julia [nb]
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Year 6
The Hylands welcome another baby girl!
Eva Siobhan has straight caramel hair and hazel eyes.
Lilya's grandmother dies in Russia, and
Rory and
Lilya leave the kids with his parents to attend the funeral.
Rory [30] and
Lilya [29]:
Marina [5],
Isaac [3],
Julia [1],
Eva [nb]
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Year 7
A blizzard knocks out the power for a couple of days, but does only minor lasting damage.
Rory [31] and
Lilya [30]:
Marina [6],
Isaac [4],
Julia [2],
Eva [1]
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Year 8
When
Rory is offered a contract position with the US Air Force, the family moves to Colorado Springs.
Rory [32] and
Lilya [31]:
Marina [7],
Isaac [5],
Julia [3],
Eva [2]
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Year 9
The Hylands welcome yet another baby girl!
Catrina Gala has straight dark golden brown hair and light brown eyes.
Rory [33] and
Lilya [32]:
Marina [8],
Isaac [6],
Julia [4],
Eva [3],
Catrina [nb]
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Year 10
Eva takes an interest in skating lessons after attending
Isaac's hockey practices.
Rory [34] and
Lilya [33]:
Marina [9],
Isaac [7],
Julia [5],
Eva [4],
Catrina [1]
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15 Years Later
DH:
Rory Kevin Hyland [49]
DW:
Lilya Vasiliyevna Morozova Hyland [48]
DD:
Marina Bridget Hyland [24]
DS:
Isaac Teague Hyland [22]
DD:
Julia Honora Hyland [20]
DD:
Eva Siobhan Hyland [19]
DD:
Catrina Gala Hyland [16]
Marina got her Bachelors in Finance and her MBA in Non-profit Organization from the University of
Denver and now works for the Womens Global Empowerment Fund in
Denver.
Isaac recently graduated from the Air Force Academy where he played hockey and majored in physics and is now a brand new Lieutenant at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas.
Julia is currently double majoring in neuroscience and biochemistry at Colorado College, while also participating in a dance group and volunteering at Penrose Hospital.
Eva is a part-time student at the University of Colorado: Colorado Springs, majoring in psychology, while also continuing to train for international assignments in figure skating.
Catrina is a level 10 gymnast and finished tenth at the national championships last year. She's currently taking 3 AP classes: Biology, Psychology, and Statistics, and is hoping to be recruited by the University of
Denver for gymnastics.